Gary Barlow says that having an unsuccessful solo career was like having leprosy.
As we all know, the singer, who was always the brains of the Take That outfit, began his solo career in 1996, and despite the success of his first album, the second failed to match that, and he was dropped by his record label in 1999.
Recalling that period of his career, he told Metro: "Nobody wants anything to do with whatsoever - it's like having leprosy. Nobody wants any connection with you whatsoever".
He went on to say that he's older and wiser now, and won't take it so hard the next time his star wanes. He continued: "I think this time, three of us have families and we've got lives outside of the band. Now it doesn't all hinge on Take That being successful forever".
Barlow and his partner had a third child, on 14 Jan, and gave her a normal name, Daisy.